Sylhet City Corporation
The local institution is running from the period of British government. Sylhet municipal board established in 1867. At 9th April 2001 the municipal corporation improved as City Corporation. Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the capital of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma River and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills.The city has a high population density, with nearly 500,000 people. It is one of the largest cities in Bangladesh. The Sylhet region is well known for its tea gardens and tropical forests, the city however is currently known for its business boom — being one of the richest cities in Bangladesh, with new investments of hotels, shopping malls and luxury housing estates, brought mainly by expatriates living in the United Kingdom.
Sylhet consists of 27 wards and 210 mahallas, and has a total area of 26.50 km². During the colonial period, Sylhet experienced rapid growth and expansion of the city. In 1878, Sylhet Municipality was established, it had an area of 10.49 sq km with 5 wards (until 1995) and then 15 wards (in 1996). Sylhet was changed to a city corporation from a municipal board in 2001, and currently the city is administrated by the Sylhet City Corporation. At present, Sylhet is the district-headquarters as well as the divisional headquarters of the districts of Sunamganj, Habibganj, Maulvi Bazar and Sylhet District.The Sylhet City Corporation is responsible for the services that are provided within the city which includes traffic, roads, garbage collection, water supply, registrations and many others. The corporation consists of the Chairman and 22 other Commissioners, and focuses on the development of the city.
Sylhet City Corporation Contact
| Address: | Sylhet City Corporation,Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet Sadar, Sylhet, Bangladesh. |
| Mobile: | 01711-336424 |
| Phone: | 01713-300030,0821-718132,716900 |
| Fax: | 0821-719335,0821-719 |
| E-mail: | sylhetcitypro@gmail.com |
| Website: | http://www.sylhetcitycorporationbd.org Click to View |
| Time: | 10am To 8pm (Business hours / Bangladesh) |
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